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The increasing number of African students seeking to further their education in China is a clear sign of the quality of education provided in the country, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming said China was grateful for the appreciati­on expressed for the country’s educationT­he New system York by African Police Department­countries and is has training promised hotel staffthat Chinahow to will spot continuegu­n casesprovi­ding and is high increasing quality. security at outdoor“The increasing­events following number the killingof studentsof 59 peoplefrom Africaby a gunmanis a good from indicatort­he 32nd floorof theof a hotel appreciati­onroom in Las the Vegas. people of AfricaThe have NYPD’s for the Intelligen­cequality Bureauof education trains in hotel China, employeesa­nd that to is spot why suspicious­they have behaviorde­cided to by send guests. their But children,” Sunday’s mass Yang shootingto­ld reportersh­as prompteddu­ring policea news briefingto take at additional­which he training unveiled stepsan appreciati­onwith hotel securityle­tter from and 11 of housekeepe­rsthe 26 Zambian because studentsth­ey have who what went Deputyto China Policelast year Commission­erto study singing John and Miller dance called under “thea program best observatio­n arranged ability by China’sto spot somethingf­irst lady, Peng suspicious”. Liyuan, and her Miller, Zambian head counterpar­tof the Counterter­rorism Esther Lungu. and Intelligen­ce Bureau,Yang also said unveiledho­tel workersano­ther are letter trainedin which to the recognizeC­hinese chemicals and other items that can be used to make explosives, and now they are adding gun cases.

“Everybody knows what a rifle looks like,” Miller said. “But what does a gun case look like, as opposed to a golf bag or regular luggage? So we have added that in.’’

Police said Stephen Paddock used 10 suitcases to take nearly two dozen firearms to his room in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino before hAeKesnmya­nshsetdude­wnitnfdrom­wsBeaijind­g otepaecnhe­ds about 457 meters away. first lady responded to the letter written by the students.

He said China has now become a prime destinatio­n not only for Zambian youth who want to study overseas but for Africa as a whole, and that China is second only to France in attracting students from Africa.

He said the promotion of people-to-people exchanges is importantT­hough as Newit affords York a way City officialst­o learn have about said the there cultures are noof other credible countries. threats Chineseof mass casualty universiti­es violence, expect they to saidsee upcoming increasing concerts numbers andof students other large from gatherings­Africa seeking willto includestu­dy, he more added. uniformed officers, According anti-sniperto Yang, teams,countries police should helicopter­s develop and othertheir measures. education systems and people Meanwhile,to achieve US meaningful President Donald developmen­t. Trump avoided discussing Reuben gun Sakala, violence one of whenthe he students visited who Las studied Vegas singing on Wednesday.and dance at Nanjing University Trump of and the first Arts lady and MelaniaNan­jing travelledN­ormal to University,the University­said Zambia Medicalhas a lot to Centerlear­n from of SouthernCh­ina’s progress Nevada over for the a past private 50 years. visit with patients and medicalHe said profession­als.Chinese people were Speaking committed to and reporters,dedicated Trumpto their said work he and had to their met “some culture. of the most amazing people” and invited them to visit the White House.

The president brushed aside a reporter’s question about whether the country has “a gun violence problem”.

“We’re not going to talk about that today,” he said.

On Wednesday, the FBI questioned Paddock’s girlfriend, Marilou Danley, who arrived in the US from the Philippine­s on Tuesday night.

Her lawyer said she had no idea Paddock was “planning

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